Rant Show: I Angrily Criticized a Million Parents

Chapter 590 The Young Idol's Counterattack Has Arrived?

"#Yasujiro Ozu: I went to see Inception on its premiere day! Zhou Jun certainly didn't disappoint! The streets were like a dream, and the distorted scenes of the city were breathtakingly realistic!"

"#Kim Ki-duk: Zhou Yang is truly amazing! Inception is undoubtedly a masterpiece in the industry! I think it absolutely deserves to be named the best film of the year! The film has a complex structure but a clear main plot, making viewers think without affecting the viewing experience!"

"#James Cameron: Chow is simply a genius! This Inception is absolutely amazing! After watching it, I felt like I was nailed to my seat, speechless with shock! Nolan and Chow's attention to detail completely stunned me!"

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Due to the high praise given to "Inception" by directors both at home and abroad, the film's popularity has risen, and many film critics who have not yet appeared on the scene have also praised the work on the Internet like mushrooms after rain.

Disney's top management is deeply concerned about this situation.

Meanwhile, David quickly dialed Sony's number, but Sony was confident in his "Spider-Man".

"Hey Sony! Oh my god! We might lose to that Chinese director!"

"David, you're just making yourself panic! The result isn't even out yet, why are you in such a hurry?"

Upon hearing this, David realized he had lost the demeanor expected of a high-ranking official, so he hung up the phone and waited to see how things would develop.

Online, there was a surge of praise for "Inception" while "Super Spider-Man" was criticized.

However, Liu Zhuangshi's die-hard fans and some supporters who were unclear about the situation also spoke out online.

"#Brother Liu is truly great: 'Super Spider-Man' is a co-production of Disney and Sony! It's absolutely on par with 'Inception'! The slightly lower box office numbers are nothing to worry about!!#"

"#RealMen: With Liu Zhuangshi backing us up! The domestic box office is all thanks to him! The final outcome of 'Super Spider-Man' is still uncertain!"

"#Graceful and Elegant: I've loved Brother Liu for many years! He put in so much effort and poured his heart and soul into this film. I think he's already a superstar on par with Zhou Yang! The box office success of Spider-Man in China is all thanks to him! It's truly remarkable!"

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Many people who saw it believed that they were simply lying blatantly.

As fans of Liu Zhuangshi, they were not to be outdone, and even ignored reality, using "Inception" to create hype online!
Zhou Yang noticed this situation and believed it was nothing more than a futile struggle by a young idol.

Do people still idolize young, handsome male celebrities these days?

The key is the truly capable people!
These movie fans also saw Zhou Yang's popularity and wanted to take the opportunity to increase Liu Zhuangshi's exposure.

Liu Zhuangshi realized that he had to take measures to restore his popularity.

After all, the popularity of young male celebrities is very important, so they are active in fan groups.

Suddenly appearing, Liu Zhuangshi said, "Super Spider-Man is currently showing in theaters! However, I have a small request: could you buy a few seats in various cinemas? This would help boost the movie's popularity!"

For die-hard fans, Liu Zhuangshi's surprise attack was incredibly exciting.

They would readily agree to whatever he asked them to do.

One loyal fan said, "Brother, you need to take a break and don't push yourself too hard! I know this is called locking in your position!"

Subsequently, more and more responses expressed agreement.

Soon after, a peculiar phenomenon occurred in the theaters of major cinemas: only a few seats were sold, yet the film took a different turn.

John received the report from his subordinate. He frowned slightly. As a seasoned businessman, he immediately saw through the little trick.

However, there's no need to worry too much about this behavior.

This strategy quickly proved effective, with the screening share of "Super Spider-Man" rising from 15% to 20%.

Liu Zhuangshi was very satisfied with this, but he did not expect that no one would be willing to watch low-quality movies.

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The following day, Inception's screening share reached 28%, while Spider-Man's was 22%.
The screening ratios of the two films are not significantly different. Even so, audiences aren't fools; why would they forgo watching a masterpiece like *Inception* to see a poorly made *Super Spider-Man*?

What absurdity!

In this context, the daily global box office figures for both films were also released.

The following day, Inception grossed a staggering $2.1 million worldwide!
In contrast, even though "Super Spider-Man" had a high screening rate, its global box office on a single day was only $1.2 million!
This is a full 100 million less than "Inception". Despite similar screening ratios, the box office difference is huge!

Some astute netizens began making fun of Liu Zhuangshi online.

"I'm dying of laughter! I heard Liu Zhuangshi tried to get fans to lock in their shares! But when today's box office results came out, he still couldn't surpass Yang Ge's!"

"Hmm, what's a lock-up period? That sounds really high-tech!"

"You can look it up yourself! But it's actually just a method to increase the screening ratio!"

"My God! With such a high screening ratio, the box office is only 1.2 million! This result is too terrible!"

"Yeah! This wouldn't have been a big deal, but compared to Inception, it's a complete disaster!"

"Inception is so good! I've already watched it twice!"

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Regarding the various comments circulating online, Zhou Yang stated that they are true.

True gold is not afraid of fire.

On the third day, Inception's global box office reached $2.5 million, a remarkable performance!

Good works never need special methods; word of mouth will spread on its own.

To make matters worse, when the box office figures were released that day, "Super Spider-Man" had already fallen out of the top ten, earning only $8000 million that day.

On the fourth day, Inception grossed another $3.1 million worldwide in a single day, while Spider-Man only earned $5000 million.

A week later, the global opening weekend box office figures were officially released.

Inception topped the box office charts in its opening week with $12.6 billion!

However, "Super Spider-Man" only grossed $4.6 million worldwide in its opening weekend, less than half of that, which is an unprecedented joke.

At the same time, online media also began to praise Zhou Yang's data.

After the hype surged, netizens flooded Liu Zhuangshi's Weibo with jokes and banter, creating a lively atmosphere.

"True gold fears no fire! I absolutely cannot stand such dishonest methods!"

"After doing so much, we haven't even gotten close to the other side?!"

"Aren't you angry? To actually compare yourself to Zhou Yang? That's just too much!"

"Are all young male celebrities this arrogant these days? Like Zhou Yang, an international superstar?"

"Oh my god! Stop talking! He's probably too scared to look up because of our mockery!"

"The best joke of the year! They just love doing these kinds of crazy things and causing a ruckus!"

"If you were half as good as Brother Yang and seriously studied acting, we wouldn't be laughing at you!"

"Haha, I can't help but laugh when I think about his reaction to the opening week's box office results!"

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(End of this chapter)